Stock build
| Flight Date: | 2015-06-07 |
| Rocket Name: | Sumo |
| Kit Name: | Aerotech - Sumo {Kit} (07813) |
| Flyer's Name: | Ken E. Coyote |
| Motors: | H180-10 |
| Expected Altitude: | 2,000 Feet |
| Certification Flight: | Level 1 |
| Wind Speed: | 5.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | Pine Island NY (Metra Rocket Club) |
| Actual Altitude: | 2,000 Feet |
"On a whim" Cert 1 flight! Motor was fairly "new" H182 Red (had t' go red for t' red Sumo!). Avast, me proud beauty! Rocket launched up fast and straight and got very high (about 2000'). Good event shortly after apogee and good chutes; however rocket drifted far t' t' other side o' a grove o' tress where I lost sight o' it. After a long search, I found t' rocket (parachute was tangled in a ditch, so I couldn't spot t' yellow sucker) and all be well and now on t' bigger and better things! :) Funny side story is someone helped me t' sim t' rocket motor t' get t' delay; however at t' same time I be "mind simming" out loud by figurin' what delay would be good for an H when t' G was 4 and then addin' 2 sec for t' higher avg impulse engine assumin' a longer coast phase and I ended up with t' same as t' Rocksim suggestion!
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | H182R-14A (Red flame delay drilled down to 10 sec) |
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